MR. P. O'BRIENI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the military in Ireland are supplied with certain stores, which come under the heading of groceries, by a London firm; whether tenders were advertised for in Ireland; and on what special grounds was the contract for the whole of the Forces in Ireland given to one, and that an English firm?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. E. STANHOPE,) Lincolnshire, HorncastleUnless the hon. Member can give me rather more specific information I cannot answer his question, as it is not known at the War Office to what it refers. Regiments purchase their own groceries where they think best.